Looking for a Strong Female Lead in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Does Tomato Only Have This One? 想看华娱大女主文，番茄好像就只有这一本吧！

1. 1 求 Please, Stop Showing Off Your Acting Skills and Just Get By on Your Looks 求求你，别飙演技，靠颜值吃饭吧 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Modern Romance792k WordsCompleted The three-time Golden Rooster-winning Best Actress Jiang Ling has always hated traffic stars who have nothing but good looks and no acting skills. One day, she transmigrates and becomes an outdated traffic star who’s infamous for being cowardly and surrounded by scandals. Fortunately, the transmigration goddess gives her a gift: she awakens a System. To clear her name and make a comeback, Jiang Ling decides to use her superb acting skills to bring classic roles from her previous life to the scre 3.5kReads8.7Score326Shelves

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   The first book is a fanfiction about the Chinese entertainment industry, with the female lead starring in dramas that have already aired. The writing is good, and it's a true female-centric story. The female lead is not only stunningly beautiful but also has excellent acting skills. The following books are also about the entertainment industry, although not specifically about Chinese entertainment, but the writing is still good and they are very enjoyable. [Heart emojis]

2. 2 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Who Rose to Fame in 2016 华娱：从2016开始的顶流影帝 Pear and Scallion鸭梨和小葱Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In an age when online traffic rules the world, Jiang Xiubai finally sets out on the path he once dreamed of. Popularity or acting talent? Jiang Xiubai: I want it all! “How is this guy so lucky? Every show he acts in becomes a hit!” “Wow, big bro is so handsome! Go soar, big bro! Bai Cha will always be with you!” 9.4kReads7.6Score482Shelves
3. 3 重 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: My Acting Reaches Godlike Heights 重生华娱，我演技封神 Zhao Guanshan照关山Urban742k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + building a career + single heroine Ying Bao] Film emperor × television queen, a top-tier star power couple, a truly formidable duo. A wastrel in his past life, reborn to become a god of the entertainment industry. Xu Weiqing spent his previous life drunk on luxury and pleasure. When fate turns its gears, he returns to 2014 and enters the entertainment industry by chance, starting with the role of the male second lead in The Journey of Flower. With his unique, godlike perspective, he e 1.9kReads7.3Score103Shelves
4. 4 爆 A Total Makeover into a Top-Tier Star! A Graduate Takes on the Entertainment Industry 爆改女顶流！毕业生勇闯娱乐圈 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [They All Say I Was Born to Act?] (Completed) [No CP, all about career + lightweight, brainless wish fulfillment] With graduation just around the corner, Mu Jinye got a job as a gofer on a film crew shooting in a neighboring city, thanks to her connections. Who knew an actor on the crew would have an accident, and Mu Jinye, an onlooker, would get roped into filling in? Mu Jinye: Turns out the whole world really is one giant amateur production! She thought it was just a bit of work experience. Bu 3.5kReads8.9Score295Shelves
5. 5 继 After Inheriting a Hundred-Billion Fortune, I Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm 继承百亿遗产后，勇闯娱乐圈 Kong Wen空闻Modern Romance436k WordsOngoing [System + showbiz + plagiarist author + director + body-swapping] In her previous life, Shen Mingyue was just a powerless, unknown director. She had no say in casting, the scripts she carefully selected were drastically altered, and even the camera angles were dictated by investors. Disillusioned, Shen Mingyue left the entertainment industry and gave up directing, but she still had to finish the work on her hands. After working overtime for several days in a row, she finally wrapped everything u 1.1kReads8.1Score110Shelves
6. 6 开 From the Start, a Background Actor? She’s Ambitious and Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 开局群演？她野心勃勃鲨疯内娱 Unaware of Spring Mountain不知春山Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later~] [Showbiz + actress + no CP + ambitious heroine + schemer + lots of forum posts + background-character System] [A silly, fluffy story with a mountain of creative liberties] The let-loose version The entertainment industry? I’m already in, so of course I’m going to become a star! “Ding! The Background Actor Advancement Guide System has been activated!” Face fans? I’ll take them! Drama fans? I’ll take them! Career fans? I’ll take them! 5.3kReads9.0Score546Shelves
7. 7 惊 What?! A Stunningly Beautiful Star Is Here to Save Chinese Entertainment 惊！神颜女明星来拯救内娱啦 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Actors in the entertainment industry + career-focused heroine + no romance + lots of forum posts] During the summer before her third year of college, Jiang Shuyun, the top student in her acting department, got a chance to audition through one of her teachers. Her very first production was a prestigious period drama with a stellar team, and she was immediately branded a well-connected nepo hire. Six months later, when the show aired, viewers saw an actress with stunning looks, natural acting, an 3kReads9.0Score223Shelves

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   These are all career-oriented novels, with virtually no romantic pairings, or if there are, they're only briefly mentioned. A must-read for career-focused readers!

8. 8 重 Reborn in Showbiz in 2008: The Top-Tier Star Goes on a Rampage 重生08娱乐圈：女顶流她杀疯了 Xiao Xiao Is Me萧萧是我Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese entertainment industry + showbiz + filming + Mary Sue + romance + transmigration + Chinese entertainment memes + variety shows + publicity stunts] Contains romance, so proceed with caution if that’s not your thing! In this Chinese entertainment industry story, Tang Tiantian transmigrates to a parallel world in 2008. Actor salaries haven’t skyrocketed yet, Weibo hasn’t launched, Douyin doesn’t exist, and Tianya is still the hottest gossip forum! Tang Tiantian dives headfirst into this wi 35.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves
9. 9 魂 Reborn as a Famous Actress, I Made a Queen of Entertainment 魂穿花旦，我竟捧出了个娱乐女王 Yan Gou颜芶Urban353k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Singer] [One Female Lead] [No System] [Fan Xiaopang] Xu Sheng transmigrates into the body of Fan Xiaoye, who has just debuted. During the casting for My Fair Princess, Fan Xiaoye is faced with an eight-year contract that would sell her into servitude. As someone merely lodging in another person's body, Xu Sheng has no choice but to step in if he wants to return to his own. But Xu Sheng never expected that with just a slight intervention, he would turn the entertainment industr 903Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   The story revolves around a chubby female lead, Fan Xiaopang. The male lead's soul transmigrates into the body of a newly debuted Fan Xiaopang, helps her defy fate, and then returns to his own body. A very interesting concept, five-star recommendation…

10. 10 开 I Became an Actress from the Start: Taking Down My Cheating Ex and His Mistress 开局成女明星，收拾渣男和小三 Silly Chen憨憨陈Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Showbiz + Stars + Taking Down Scumbags + American Entertainment + Sharp-Tongued] Song Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a female star from forty years ago. The actress is blinded by love and gives resources to a scumbag. In return, he betrays her and publicly announces his relationship with his mistress. The actress chooses to slit her wrists and end her life. After transmigrating into her body, Song Yunshu avenges her, sends the scumbag and his mistress to prison, and takes 761Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    ✨The Female Lead in Chinese Entertainment✨After transmigrating, the female lead bravely enters the entertainment industry, successfully clears her name, reverses the situation, and gets acting roles and endorsements. The female lead's career is getting smoother and smoother!

11. 11 华 A Life in Chinese Showbiz 华娱演艺人生 Xi Ruo Xue Yan溪若雪岩Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted An ordinary girl is reborn and unexpectedly gains a System, then settles into a lie-flat life in the entertainment industry. The Chinese entertainment world may be familiar, but this is a different story. Follow a post-90s actress as she works her way forward. 882Reads7.2Score103Shelves

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    This is a new book. It's similar to a parallel world, but it's not entirely fictional. Many celebrities from the real world appear, just using homophones. The female lead has a system. One of the dramas she stars in is *Empresses in the Palace*. I also want to read it; it shouldn't be fictional, but a female-oriented entertainment novel set in reality. If you have it, please comment below.

12. 12 音 A Huge Hit on the Music Variety Show! The Girl Group's Pretty Face Rises to Become a Top-Tier Star 音综上爆火！女团花瓶逆袭成顶流 Silly Chen憨憨陈Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Transmigration + Copying Classics + Comeback + Career-Driven Heroine + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags + Feel-Good, No Angst] Su Wanyue transmigrates into the body of a girl-group idol, only to face the harshest ordeal of her life. The entire internet mocks her as useless. Her own groupmates stab her in the back, while her agency bleeds her dry and demands ten million in compensation. The original owner of the body could not take the pressure and took pills to en 1.6kReads8.0Score133Shelves

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    A good novel featuring a female protagonist in the Chinese entertainment industry!

13. 13 问 Questioning the Showbiz World: Fans Beg Me to Stop Exposing Them 问政娱乐圈，粉丝跪求我别爆了 Yellow Carp and Fish黄鲤鱼与鱼Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted The story has just started, so the rating will gradually rise! In her previous life, she was a washed-up influencer known as the “entertainment industry's public bus.” Her top-tier-star ex-boyfriends joined forces to frame her and drive her to her death. Reborn, she turns her revenge into a “battle royale talent show” involving the entire internet, becoming the “entertainment industry's judge.” From the start, she uses [Absolute Space] to launch a “judgment livestream.” The first person she sac 4.6kReads8.6Score702Shelves
14. 14 火 Taking the World by Storm! Red Rose Was Born to Be an Idol 火遍全球！红玫瑰她天生爱豆 Soy Milk and Fried Dough Stick z豆浆油条zModern Romance944k WordsCompleted [00s star making her way in Korean entertainment + ambitious female lead + no romance + born to be an idol + no System and no rebirth + forum posts] At eleven, Zhang Ruowei dreamed of standing onstage because she loved an idol. She trained hard in a foreign land, and the lights on that stage would shine for you. Starting out as a trainee, then debuting in a girl group, leading the group to the top, then going global as a solo artist, a top-tier ACE, a genius producer, a stunning beauty, a fa 6.6kReads8.8Score497Shelves

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    Strong female lead focuses on her career

15. 15 娱 The Background Extra in Showbiz Is Slacking Off Again Today 娱圈路人甲今天也在开摆 A Watermelon in the Flower Field花田一只猹Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted [Listen up: the heroine is a pure-blooded gossip-loving fun-seeker, with no CP] Zhao Wen'an accidentally discovers that she’s living inside an entertainment-industry novel starring the girl group LIFE. In the novel, LIFE is the kind of fiery, determined protagonist who fights her way through every obstacle to become a top-tier star group that stays popular for years. The good news: Zhao Wen'an is in the group!!! The bad news: she’s not the one who gets famous. She’s the group’s parasite, forever 5.8kReads9.0Score453Shelves

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    You'll regret not watching this series

16. 16 我 I, Liu Ruyan, Am Turning the Entire Entertainment Industry Upside Down! 我，柳如烟，掀翻整个娱乐圈！ No Flavor没有味道Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This book has no romance, no padding, no dragging out the plot, and a decisive heroine. It’s a classic career-focused story with a strong female lead! Reborn in a parallel world, Liu Ruyan sets off a storm in the entertainment industry after singing “As You Wish” at her school’s welcome gala. With the System backing her, Liu Ruyan builds Blizzard Entertainment Studio and dominates music, film and television, animation, and gaming! 3.5kReads8.6Score367Shelves

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    This novel is completely ruined by its title, although the female lead has several identities: actress, boss, and director.

17. 17 重 A Reborn Director's Chance Encounter with a Heavenly Beauty 重生导演偶遇天仙 Ox King of Daxincheng大新城的牛皇Urban789k WordsOngoing An outstanding work of showbiz fiction that rises above cheap thrills. Told from the perspective of an unconventional reborn protagonist, it reveals the true state of the film industry and the philosophy of navigating the real world. The protagonist reaches his goals not only with his golden finger, but also through his professional skills, social savvy, and remarkable strategic intelligence. The result is a story with an intellectual sexiness all its own. Hehehehe... 3.6kReads5.5Score178Shelves

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    It has only one female lead; you could check it out. It should be alright.

18. 18 绑 Bound to an Entertainment System, I Take the World by Storm 绑定文娱系统，我火遍全球 Within an Inch方寸间Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [Adaptation] + [Band] + [All-rounder] On the twenty-first year after Lu Zhenzhen transmigrated to a parallel world, her entertainment System awakened and told her that she was living in a novel. Unless she quickly accumulated enough Stardom Points, the plot would control her family and lead them all to ruin. Lu Zhenzhen sat cross-legged on her computer chair, gaming and slurping milk tea: (ΩДΩ) Why didn’t you wait until I was dead to tell me? Learning that the plot had already 6.8kReads8.4Score542Shelves

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    ✨✨1⃣ During the summer before her junior year of college, Jiang Shuyun, as the top-performing acting student, received an audition opportunity from her teacher. Her first role was in a well-received, serious drama, earning her the title of "resource-backed actress." Six months later, the drama aired, and everyone who had mocked her was stunned to see the stunningly beautiful actress on screen, with natural acting skills and dialogue comparable to veteran actors! Wait, what happened to the stereotype that resource-backed actresses are all bad actors? This one is different! And this was just the beginning.

19. 19 金 My Golden Finger Is Seriously Powerful: I’m the Best at Cleaning Up the Entertainment Industry 金手指超给力，整顿内娱我最行 Kasyapa迦叶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP + Golden Finger + Purely Satisfying Growth] An ambitious top student at a film academy wakes up in the body of a washed-up, scandal-ridden actress ranked among the industry's nobodies. What should she do? Obviously, redeem a golden finger with her online reputation score and smash every scandal and rumor! Watch the fallen entertainment industry get whipped into shape by a star destined to shine! What? My fave became the center of attention on a variety show where top-tier stars are regula 16.4kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    —Highly recommend! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The story is great, and the female lead is wonderfully portrayed, shining brightly on her career path. I'm currently following the third book, and I really like this female lead. She has both career success and beauty, a stable core, and is intelligent, strong, tolerant, and accepting of herself. The food is delicious too! [Smirk]

20. 20 美 A Hollywood Woman Director's Diary of Her Glory Days 美娱之女导演巅峰日记 Jiu A Yao九啊窈Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Transmigration + no pocket dimension + many couples + powerful female lead wish fulfillment In Hollywood, a dream factory built on capital, power, and prejudice, twenty-year-old Anne White bursts in like a wild animal that has wandered into the wrong place. She's not an heiress from a family of filmmakers, and she has no connections or resources backed by a media giant. But she knows that a film dream burns hotter in her veins than in anyone else's. She wants to use her camera to tear through Ho 1.6kReads8.8Score167Shelves
21. 21 系 System: Reborn and Forced to Become a Star 系统：重生被迫做明星 Dahua Doesn't Eat Meat大花不吃肉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Rebirth + System + Feel-Good Story + Strong Female Lead + No Dating-Reality Shows + No Idol Drama with the Male Lead + No Catfights~~] Also known as: “Readers Think Big Brother Is Stealing the Show” A note up front: To readers who say the story would be better without a male lead: this dumb author is an adult. Men may not be any good, but you need one of them in the story. It’s miserable when men set their sights on you, but setting your sights on men is a lot of fun. I 4.8kReads9.0Score476Shelves
22. 22 从 Starting Out as an Extra 从小群演开始 A Touch of Moonlight一点明月Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + a purely utilitarian System + an entertainment-industry career progression + everyday life and a slow pace + career-driven heroine] An ordinary person's path to success! Song Yinhe develops a terminal illness at a young age. On her deathbed, she binds herself to a System, which sends her back to the summer just after she graduated from college. If she becomes a major star on Earth within a set period, she can have a healthy body. Otherwise, she will die of her illness as originally 1.8kReads8.4Score242Shelves
23. 23 华 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn, I Pretended to Try a Little 华娱，重生后假装努力一下 A Yue YuyaoA月羽瑶Female-Channel Fanfiction143k WordsOngoing Whoa, Blue Star actually blew up!!! What the heck blew up??? Blue Star blew up!!! What happened to Blue Star??? Blue Star blew up!!! Si Yining could only sigh helplessly. She was just an unlucky bystander caught in the crossfire when immortals fought. It was the 21st century already. Could these powerful beings with magical abilities at least keep it down a little? Couldn’t they restrain themselves? Didn’t they know that even their smallest actions could cause enormous harm to humanity? Fort 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese entertainment female protagonist novel

24. 24 震 The Chinese Entertainment Industry Is Stunned! From Nobody to Best Actress 震惊内娱！从素人到影后 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Actor System + female lead focused on her career + no romance in the main story + no villainous supporting characters or face-slapping scenes] Le Li is gorgeous, with fair skin and delicate, captivating features. She has the classic cool, innocent beauty. The System spotted her while she was working a summer job, then found a way to get her into the entertainment industry. - She starts out as an ordinary girl and steps into the entertainment industry. She starts with minor roles and makes her w 4.8kReads9.2Score355Shelves
25. 25 全 Everyone in Showbiz Is Having Their Image Crumble, Except Me 全娱乐圈的人都在塌房，除了我 A Watermelon in the Flower Field花田一只猹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tu Qianqian is a marginal figure in showbiz who gets by on her looks, and she really, really wants to be famous. Then one day, her livestream suddenly lands on the trending list! Watching the number of viewers in her livestream climb, Tu Qianqian falls into deep thought... “Did you finally realize I'm extraordinarily talented, blessed with amazing looks and bones, and the chosen one, so now you want to stan me?” Her fans: ... No, sis, get a grip! You caught a famous actress cheating on camera!!! 3.8kReads7.7Score416Shelves
26. 26 假 The Fake Heiress Just Gives Up and Goes Crazy! 假千金她直接摆烂发疯啦！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Alternative Brilliance goes on presale on the 18th! What should you do if you become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress? Lie flat when it’s time to lie flat, and go crazy when it’s time to go crazy! Yan Zhizhi met the real heiress, Ning Yue, on a variety show. Then everyone realized Yan Zhizhi wasn’t quite the same as the person they’d known before. She’d gone crazy! When faced with a setback, everyone else tried to work through it. She just lay fla 39kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
27. 27 华 Chinese Showbiz: This Top-Tier Star Just Wants to Slack Off 华娱：这个顶流只想摆烂 Jiangjiang Classmate江江童鞋Urban547k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Reborn + No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Single Female Lead: Zhao Xiaodao] Back in 2015, after going to great lengths to sign with an agency, Zhang Qingyue broke out playing the second male lead in a historical romance drama. Now all he wants is to coast, take easy paychecks, and make money by filming a few more historical romances. But his company and his fans just don’t get him! They expect him to be gorgeous, and now they’re demanding acting skills, too! And you, ma’am, you’r 2.9kReads7.2Score105Shelves
28. 28 我 I Made My Manager a Superstar 我为经纪人成就巨星 Cat Butterfly猫蝶Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted After being reborn, the former second-tier entertainer Yue Jin is transformed into a top-tier star by his manager Tang Shuang. He has it all. Looks, acting skills, hit dramas, fan engagement, styling, couture, magazine covers, endorsements, variety shows, and his own company. A satisfying, fast-paced story. The leads are close, trusted partners, with no romance. "The characters are fictional, though the drama draws inspiration from real life." 189Reads8.8Score107Shelves
29. 29 她 She Conquers Showbiz With Her Femme Fatale System 她靠祸水系统制霸娱乐圈 February Firefly二月荧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Showbiz + Transmigrate Into a Book + No Romance, Career-Focused Growth + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Story + Everyone’s Favorite + Male Rivalry] Overnight, Su Lingxi, a rising actress on the verge of becoming a top-tier star, transmigrated into a romance novel as a cannon-fodder character who shared her name. The character had a stunning face but was trampled into the dirt by the heroine, who had a top-tier-star boyfriend to back her up. She lived a miserable life. After transmigrat 2.4kReads8.7Score217Shelves

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    Single female protagonist

30. 30 偏 You Favor Your White-Moonlight, So I'll Expose You in a Song 偏爱白月光，我把渣男写歌里曝光 Guest from the Yellow Huai黄淮客Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted, but it’ll go up! This is an absolute must-read! Jiang Hanyan has just transmigrated, and she’s been blacklisted for three years, while her scumbag ex and the fake heiress keep exploiting and bullying her! To avenge the original owner, she breaks through the domineering CEO’s ban with a single song, “The Cage”! With one hit song after another calling them out, she tramples the fake heiress underfoot and nails her scumbag ex to the pillar of shame. In this life, sh 1.3kReads6.8Score103Shelves

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    These are all good. The second book has several worlds set in contemporary entertainment, and the female lead is a songwriter and singer.

31. 31 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Jade Maiden's Affair 综影视：玉女情事 Xiao Xiao Is Me萧萧是我Female-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted [Peerless beauty + sweet romance + Mary Sue + shamelessly adored by everyone + dreamlike fiction + money-loving couch potato who lies flat] Tang Yu makes a wish: if she can become a peerless beauty, she'll pay any price. Then Tang Yu starts completing missions with her System, traveling from one world to the next. This story is all about romance and pure Mary Sue wish fulfillment. Maybe she'll pursue a career in one world now and then, but most of the time she just lies flat. Life is exhausting. 42.3kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
32. 32 重 Reborn to Make a Hit Drama and Dominate the Top-Tier Star Era 重生拍剧爆火，霸屏顶流时代 Scanty Jade and Silk玉帛戋戋Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Li was obedient and honest, working diligently to earn money. Who could have known she would suddenly get cancer? With no money for treatment, she was forced to let the disease progress to its late stages. Her family spent all their savings, but she still didn’t survive. After being reborn, Xie Li swore: I’m going to make money! Lots and lots of money! Enough money for my whole family to lie flat for the rest of our lives! But Xie Li came from a rural family and had not 521Reads5.5Score—Shelves
33. 33 华 The Queen of Chinese Entertainment: Starting as an Influencer 华娱女王从网红开始 Revetment驳岸Modern Romance130k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + career + internet celebrity + System + no romance + wish fulfillment] Just after receiving her college diploma, Lin Shuyue steps out of school and is sent flying by an out-of-control car. When she opens her eyes again, she's transmigrated to a parallel 2014, where she's gone from a university graduate to a vocational-school graduate and a background actor drifting through Hengdian! Fortunately, all is not lost. A Superstar System descends from the heavens. It not only lets her chan 54Reads—Score122Shelves
34. 34 成 Becoming a Great Director, Starting in 2000 成为伟大导演从2000年开始 Mulberry by the Roadside陌上桑啊Modern Romance526k WordsOngoing [Transmigration and plagiarism] [Female-oriented] [No romance] [Strong female lead] [Female director] [Feel-good story] (The rating has only just started, and it'll go up later.) Sang Yu transmigrated to a parallel world in the years just before the new millennium. She got her hands on a video app containing every film and television work from ancient times to the present, from China and abroad, and used it to become the greatest director of the twenty-first century. She went on to dominate the 17.3kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    They're all so beautiful!

35. 35 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 15.9kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    💐💐In her previous life, the female protagonist was an absolute clown 😔😔. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but due to a congenital illness and obesity, she could only play fat cannon fodder roles in low-budget comedies 🤡🤡. After ten years of playing such clown roles, Shang Yechu died 😭😭. Reborn—"Congratulations on activating the Weight Exchange System." 🎉🎉 "Each 1kg of weight can be exchanged for 1 point of IQ/height/beauty/strength/lifespan." 📈📈 "Exchange?" ❓❓ With the cheat code to improve her physical condition, can she return to the entertainment industry and finally realize her unattainable dream of stardom? 🌟🌟

36. 36 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    You can take a look at these three books. I quite like them and they've been on my bookshelf for a while. I don't know if they'll suit your taste.

37. 37 考 After Dying Suddenly While Studying for the Civil Service Exam, I Entered Showbiz and Became a Best Actress 考公猝死后我进了娱乐圈当影后 Judgment and Reasoning判断推理Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + entertainment industry + domineering CEO + transmigrate into a book] Qiao Yun was a corporate drone who studied late into the night for the civil service exam and died from overwork. When she wakes up, she discovers she’s transmigrated into a foreigner! Oh no, she can’t take the civil service exam anymore. But the good news is that from the start, she’s been given a pretty face, along with the golden fingers of being able to eat without gaining weight and never forgetting anyth 11.2kReads9.2Score868Shelves
38. 38 从 Passing Beneath a Sky Full of Starlight 从漫天星辉下路过 A Yi Going It Alone单枪匹马的阿一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted New book out! I’ve been watching Yu Shi and Chen Muchi lately, and I’m completely in love. Lao Deng is the worst. The second part broke my heart. I bought the whole camp on a whim and became Ji Fa’s stunt double. Thanks for checking out my book list. A little carp goes on an adventure, arriving in Hong Kong during the golden age of the 1980s. By absorbing the faith and devotion of celebrities, she eventually becomes a Golden Immortal. My beauties, here I come! This is pure passion project. If yo 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is entirely about dragon-themed cultivation, featuring Hong Kong entertainment stars from the 1980s as "blood bags," absorbing the power of their vows to cultivate immortality. It even includes a movie with Chin Siu-ho, rewriting Leslie Cheung's fate. The second book is Tomato's only "God-Making Training Camp" novel. A sugar daddy's little sister infiltrates the camp, working alongside Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Brother Hou, Ci Sha, Xiao Lin, and Xiao Huang to sign contracts with everyone. The goal is to make many movies before they become famous. Both books share the same worldview, making this a sequel.

39. 39 豪 I Bought Fengying Camp in a Flash and Became Ji Fa’s Stunt Double 豪横买下封营，我成了姬发武替 A Yi Going It Alone单枪匹马的阿一Female-Channel Fanfiction521k WordsOngoing The struggling young stars of China's entertainment industry need a powerful patron to back them up. A rich, beautiful producer is stepping in. The main characters are Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Xiao Zhan, Lusi, and the three Yus. I want every one of them to be okay. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 小 The Little Secretary’s Rise to the Top: She Controls a Hundred Billion in Box Office Revenue 小秘书逆袭上位，手握千亿票房 Tasty Tangerine2024好吃的橘子2024Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Xu Siyan is a secretary working for the overbearing CEO Ye Muchuan. Because she looks like the unattainable woman CEO Chen Yiheng has always longed for, the two of them each use their charms to win the other over, falling in love while both keeping secrets. Xu Siyan is delighted to go from a lowly secretary to a stand-in for his ideal woman. She wants Chen Yiheng’s money, his body, and his power! After all, money and power are the best supplements for a relationship. They’re incredibly nouri 15.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed and focused on her career. The male lead doesn't have much screen time, but he's serious and tactful in his dealings with people. He's the kind of person most people aspire to be. The beginning is a little frustrating, but it gets so much better later! May he have good luck, good fortune, good wealth, and good love!

41. 41 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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    She was hailed as the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong upon her debut, and is known for her relentless work ethic in acting. She's beautiful, intelligent, incredibly confident, and fearless; she always strives for excellence in everything she does. Unlike typical entertainment industry novels, this one is very engaging.

42. 42 重 Reborn in 2013: Xing and I Set the Entertainment World Ablaze with Our Romance 重生2013我和艺兴甜爆娱乐圈 Roujiamo Milk Tea肉夹馍奶茶Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted A new story is here He Qingyan, who has lived her whole life with regrets, is reborn at a crucial moment in 2013. Fresh out of Beijing Film Academy at twenty, she is He Jiong's beloved niece, yet she's about to say those words to the young Zhang Yixing that she will regret for half her life: "Let's break up." They were classmates after she skipped two grades, fell in love, and pledged themselves to each other at eighteen, only to nearly drift apart because of a long-distance relationship and t 1.5kReads6.6Score133Shelves
43. 43 全 My Whole Family Is Full of Geniuses, but I’m a Nobody, So I Write Songs to Make a Living 全家天才我废物，被迫写歌谋生 A Kite That Wants to Go Crazy想疯的筝Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Also known as: My Dad the God of Song, My Mom the Dancer, My Sister the Queen of Pop, My Brother the Movie King, and Me, the Good-for-Nothing Good news: I didn’t die. I caught the transmigration wave, kept the exact same name, and even turned out to be a rich kid! Bad news: I’m currently a penniless, never-debuted singer who was kicked out by a musical family... Luo Qingxu, a modern-day corporate drudge, unexpectedly transmigrates into a parallel world. Tone-deaf, she gets the worst possible sta 5.6kReads9.0Score502Shelves

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    [Shy][shy][shy]

44. 44 娱 Entertainment Reigns: The World's First Female Director 娱乐为王之全球第一女导演 nn A Sandpiper in Heaven and Earthnn天地一沙鸥Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted Armed with a golden finger, a second-generation star from China makes her way through the entertainment industry, conquers Hollywood, and becomes the world’s number-one female director. A feel-good power fantasy has to deliver the thrills! “How much do you need?” He Yu’s skeptical voice came through the phone. He Huahuan swallowed and repeated herself. “Three million dollars. Ideally, five million.” “What happened? Why do you need that much money?!” “I’m going to make a movie!” 293Reads8.0Score—Shelves
45. 45 拍 Whatever She Stars In Becomes a Hit! She Takes the Entertainment World by Storm with Her Acting 拍啥戏都火！她靠演技杀穿娱乐圈 Song Shi Slow宋时慢Modern Romance500k WordsOngoing [Actress + Original Scripts + Strong Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite + Beauty and Talent + Career-Driven Brains + Climbs to Top-Tier Star and Best Actress + A Devoted System Under Her Thumb] Remember the lofty ambitions you held when young, when you vowed to be the best under heaven. Never say women are lesser beings. Every night, the sword Longquan rings against the wall. Song Shiman knows that in this industry, you need to be famous enough to have the power to choose. She wants both populari 932Reads8.9Score103Shelves
46. 46 华 Chinese Showbiz: Behind the Scenes, Starting in 2004 华娱：幕后从2004开始 Energetic Girl Zhuangzhuang's Mom元气少女壮壮妈Female-Channel Fanfiction42k WordsOngoing After 2004, Ma Sining plunged headfirst into the whirlpool of showbiz. And, hey, she actually did pretty well. The godmother of mainland idol dramas + a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in entertainment + a story with a plagiarism plotline, but the heroine does not transmigrate or get reborn. Some parts of the story may not match reality. Don’t ask. The answer is that I made it up. 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second one is great!!!

47. 47 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 10.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
48. 48 重 Reborn: The Real Heiress Becomes Showbiz’s Moonlight 重生后真千金成了娱乐圈白月光 Ting Shu停疏Modern Romance428k WordsOngoing [No romance, actress career story + reborn + entertainment industry + no female rivalry + forum posts + fictional setting with no real-life counterparts] (The book just got its rating, so it's low.) (Original title: After Being Reborn, the Real Heiress Became the Entertainment World's Beloved) ☾ When she opens her eyes again, Ye Shu, who was framed and killed by the fake heiress, has returned to age eighteen. She hasn't yet been forced to give up her studies or tricked by an unscrupulous agent i 249Reads8.8Score—Shelves
49. 49 上 I Hand Over the System and Become the Nation's Sweetheart Through My Acting 上交系统，我靠演技成了国民影后 Qiqu Biscuit趣七饼干Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + handing over the System to the state + strengthening the nation + no romance + lots of stories within stories + lots of forum-style chapters] For no apparent reason, Lu Xiangnan became bound to an actor System. A patriot at heart, she immediately handed the System over to the state. [Ding-dong, congratulations, you have received an energy-restoring pill] [Ding-dong, congratulations, you have received a formula for high-yield fertilizer] [Ding-dong, congratulations, you have received a 129Reads8.7Score102Shelves
50. 50 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: The Years of Love and War with the Shameless Tabloids 港娱：与缺德港媒相爱相杀那些年 Tan Yixue檀忆雪Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing Set in a partially fictionalized Hong Kong. Hong Kong entertainment industry + showbiz + irresistible heroine + Mary Sue + female protagonist who dominates everyone. Everyone loves the heroine. If they say they don't, it just means they can't bring themselves to admit it! There is a male lead, but he's not important. Male-lead fans, stay away. One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other. In 1982, eighteen-year-old Lin Jingshu arrived at the Hong Kong pier with a suitcase in ha 766Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a book about Hong Kong entertainment.

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